Tucceri said he lives nearby and was heading to get some gas and some Gatorade. He said he dropped his phone on the floor and was trying to pick it up when he drifted to the right, hit the large stump and flipped over.

The car, a 1996 Honda Civic, landed on its hood, causing extensive damage to its front end and leaving shattered glass all over the street. A bit dazed but otherwise OK, Tucceri managed to crawl out of the car before police arrived.

“I stood up to make sure all my marbles were there,” smiled Tucceri, who was holding a drill in his hand.

Tucceri works as an electrician, and said the drill must have flown out of the car when it flipped over. He was waiting for a towing company to get his car upright so he could see how the rest of his tools fared.

After getting the man’s assurance he was OK, Dees said she still couldn’t believe it.

“He’s so lucky,” she repeated as her children looked on from a window. “I can use this as a lesson.”